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Published in 1971: This book represents the Posthumous works of the author, as well as lectures on Philosophy, Astronomy, and Science.

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Author:   Robert Hooke ,  Bernhard Fabian
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   1.242kg
ISBN:  

9780367183073

ISBN 10:   0367183072
Pages:   594
Publication Date:   30 June 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Present Deficiency of Natural Philosophy is discoursed of with the Methods of rendering it more certain and beneficial 2. The Nature, Motion and Effects of Light are treated of, particularly that of the Sun and Comets 3. An Hypothetical Explication of Memory; ow the Organs made use of by the Mind in its Operation may be Mechanically understood 4. An Hypothesis and Explication of the cause of Gravity, or Gravitation, Magnetism 5. Discourses of Earthquakes, their Causes and Effects, and Histories of several; to which are annext, Physical Explications of several of the fables in Ovid’s Matamorphoses, very different from other Mythologick Interpreters 6. Lectures for improving Navigation and Astronomy, with the Descriptions of several new and useful Instruments and Contrivances; the whole full of curious Disquisitions and Experiments

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